Ep 112 — Conditions, Not Programs Make a Better Learning Environment Part with Dr. Dan Keller

About this episode

Dr. Dan Keller discusses the conditions that create effective K-12 learning environments.

Adding one more program can feel like the responsible move, until you look up and realize the “support” is undermining the very learning environment you’re trying to improve. We sit down with Dr. Dan Keller, an educator and researcher with three decades of experience across four countries and Plan Z Leadership Coach, to get practical about a question schools rarely slow down to ask: what conditions actually make K-12 learning environments effective, and how do we help educators use research w...

People in this episode

Host: Tammy Musiowsky

Guest: Dr. Dan Keller

Topics covered

• learning environment
• K-12 education
• educational research
• teacher support
• effective teaching

Keywords

• learning conditions
• education improvement
• K-12
• educator support
• research-based practices

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